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Score a winning game-day look with GiftingMap's tailgate collection

Spirit Snob wraps show off your collegiate allegiance.

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Fall in Texas means football, which in turns means tailgating and watch parties. Though you might have all the munchies taken care of, there are a few more items you'll want to grab before game day.

GiftingMap, the shopping site curated by CultureMap, can help with its Tailgate Collection. From apparel to accessories to flasks, it's got all the essentials for a winning weekend.

Check out a few of our favorite must-haves, then browse the rest of the collection online.

Hari Mari flip-flops
This is Texas, so you know there's a good chance it'll remain scorching through the fall. Slip into these fashionable flops, with their buttery-smooth nubuck leather insole and memory foam toe post, and walk in comfort across parking lots, through stadiums, or from your couch to the kitchen.

Object Make and Model brass hoop and blue glass earrings
If you're in it to win it with a long day of tailgating and game-watching, you don't want to be weighed down by heavy jewelry. These modern hoops won't sag or snag, and the blue works for both NFL teams (go Cowboys and Texans!) and as a pop of color with burnt orange regalia.

Sarah Stewart Penelope clutch
Lots of stadiums have instituted strict bag policies, banning anything larger than a clutch unless it's a regulated plastic bag. That's why this line of crossbody bags — in several colors — is ideal. Though technically a smidge larger than what the policies state, we bet you'll get waved through security anyway.

Sertodo Copper Espadín Grand Daddy flask
Look, we don't condone being sneaky with your sips, but sometimes the situation calls for a flask. These heavy gauge copper flasks, which hold 12 ounces and have a tin-lined interior for nonreactive liquor storage, is individually handcrafted by autonomous artisans in the Mexican village of Santa Clara del Cobre.

Spirit Snob collegiate wraps
From Red Raiders to bears to horned frogs, this line of scarves proudly declares your love for your alma mater (or the Lone Star State as a whole). Not only are the designs versatile — wear them as a scarf, sarong, head wrap, or even a halter top — but the company also donates a portion of every wrap sold to a women's college scholarship.

Texas Standard pocket T-shirt
Made from 100 percent pima cotton and featuring all invisible seams, this is the shirt you want to wear under your jersey. The embroidered logo on the front pocket adds a bit of edge, should you need to drop your game-day look for a night on the town.

Texas Standard Woody shades
These might be the best cheap sunglasses we've ever come across. Made from durable polycarbonate with a wood look and texture, plus UV 400 protection, the sunnies provide everything you're looking for in outdoor eyewear, but are priced so that losing them doesn't ruin your day.

Zilker Native belt
Let everyone know you're from Texas with this authentic Austin brand. World-class, light brown Argentine leather is combined with maroon and white nylon thread that's artfully hand-stitched in Buenos Aires. Wondering what size to get? A good rule of thumb is ordering two inches larger than your pants size.

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Fashion on display

Rare Halston fashion exhibition now on display in unlikely Texas city

Halston: Inventing American Fashion exhibit Ellen Noël Art Museum

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An colorful eveningwear grouping takes advantage of Ellen Noël Art Museum's curved walls.

A rare exhibition honoring fashion pioneer Halston has popped up in an unexpected place: West Texas. Dallas fashionistas who are fans of the designer can make a five-hour pilgrimage to Odessa’s newly revamped Ellen Noël Art Museum to view "Halston: Inventing American Fashion."

Halston’s minimalistic fashions are rarely the subjects of retrospectives, although the designer’s dramatic life story recently had a pop-cultural resurgence through a 2021 Ryan Murphy miniseries. "Halston: Inventing American Fashion" assesses the talent that made him a household name.

Known now for outfitting 1970s icons like Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger, Halston changed the international reputation of American sportswear as part of the famous 1973 “Battle of Versailles” fashion show, holding his own against Paris’ most lauded couturiers. His uniquely louche style still influences contemporary brands like Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, and Tom Ford, who was briefly the creative director for a revised Halston label.

The mannequins in the Odessa display are outfitted with 75 ensembles from flowing Ultrasuede daywear to more dramatic draped gowns. The pieces “illustrate how Halston revolutionized fashion by prioritizing comfort, confidence, and modern femininity,” according to a release.

Although Odessa may seem an odd choice for the show, Halston had deep Texas connections. After he moved on from hat making, Amarillo millionaire Estelle Marsh was his sole backer willing to fund his first Madison Avenue boutique.

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An colorful eveningwear grouping takes advantage of Ellen Noël Art Museum's curved walls.

And the recently completed renovation of Odessa's Ellen Noël Art Museum has some of the designer’s signature sleek. Designed by architect R.J. Lopez, the renovation includes new galleries and improved circulation, but the centerpiece is a striking transparent façade, replacing the original brick of the 1985 building.

“The renovation project has been over 10 years in the making and in the construction phase for the past two years,” says the museum’s buildings manager, Steve Patton, via a release. “The completion of the project has resulted in an incredible facility that is a shining star in West Texas, offering programs and exhibits that will be a destination point for people all over the world!”

"Halston: Inventing American Fashion" will run through March 22. Admission to the Ellen Noël Art Museum is free.

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